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Strong's H4980 מַתָּנָה (mattanah)

Mattanah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4980 — scholazo (“empty”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4980
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H4980 Quick Answer

Strong's H4980 מַתּתָּנָה (Mattanah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mattanah (mat-taw-naw') n/l. 1. Mattanah, a place in the Desert [the same as H4979] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include mattanah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mattanah (mat-taw-naw') n/l. 1. Mattanah, a place in the Desert [the same as H4979]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
mattanah

Meaning and Definition

Mattanah (mat-taw-naw') n/l. 1. Mattanah, a place in the Desert [the same as H4979] KJV: Mattanah. Root(s): H4979

Original Word
מַתּתָּנָה
Transliteration
Mattanah
Derivation
Root: נתן First root strongs: 4979
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4980. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Mattanah

Usage: § Mattanah = "gift of Jehovah" a station of the Israelites in the latter part of their wanderings located east of the Jordan and probably to the southeast of the Dead Sea

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How Strong's H4980 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mattanah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Mattanah Numbers 21:18

How Strong's H4980 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4980 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4980 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 21:18 KJV

The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

Numbers 21:19 KJV

And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4980.

Numbers 21:18 Old Testament, KJV
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Numbers 21:19 Old Testament, KJV
And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4980, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4980 FAQ

What does mattanah (מַתָּנָה) mean?

Mattanah (Strong's H4980) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Mattanah". Mattanah (mat-taw-naw') n/l. 1. Mattanah, a place in the Desert [the same as H4979]

How many times is mattanah (מַתָּנָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H4980 across 1 book.

Where can I study mattanah (מַתָּנָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4980 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mattanah (מַתָּנָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mattanah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.